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Veronica
was born in Italy and lived in the first century. She was the
wife of a Roman officer, and is renowned for having wiped Christ’s
brow as he carried his cross to Calvary. In a photosensitive
phenomenon a “vera icon,” (true image) of Jesus
miraculously appeared on the cloth, and rendered it with magical
healing powers. Veronica took her treasure to Rome and healed
the ailing Emperor, then gave it to Pope St. Clement. Sometimes
called the “vernicle,” the scarf now resides in
St. Peter's Basilica where, on occasion, it glows with an otherworldly
light and the imprint of Jesus blushes. A “St. Veronica,”
in bullfighting, is a taunting gesture of brushing the bull's
face with the matador’s cape. Veronica is also the patron
of laundresses. Her feast day is July 15. |
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